Lymphangioma Circumscriptum, Lymphangioma - DermAtlas

Contributor

Greg Hosler, MD, PhD

Diagnosis

lymphangioma circumscriptum lymphangioma

Body Site

buttock

Age

4 months

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

discrete

Color

skin color

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This lesion was removed from the buttock of an infant. Lymphangioma circumscriptum may represent a neoplasm of lymphatic endothelial cells or perhaps a congenital malformation. The differential diagnosis would include other lymphangiomas or lymphangiectasia.

Description

Histologic sections of skin show a proliferation of vascular channels within the papillary dermis. The overlying epidermis shows acanthosis and papillomatosis. The channels are variably-sized and filled with pink serum and scattered red blood cells. Mild inflammation is present at the base.

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3/21/2006 22:23:08

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